It all started two Saturday’s ago with this fish:
After a day of weeding through small panfish in a major community hole, Justin and I called it a day early. I had to work that day so After we called it quits I drove around to all the local spots I haven’t fished yet this year to check them out. I have always wanted to fish this particular spot but never got around to it. I didn’t know what to expect but I thought it could be good for some perch. I had about 20 minutes to fish so I drilled one hole in 7 feet and after a few minutes, perch like marks raced up to my bait only to turn the other cheek. Finally a big red blob came and slammed my forage minnow. After an exciting fight on light gear the 17″ eye was put on the ice and a lot of excitement rushed into my body, knowing full well that the area would be expanded throughout the coming week. Tuesday came and I had a little more time to check things out. A system of holes were made on what appeared to be a massive underwater point (more of a 90 degree corner) with extreme drops on the sides. drilling holes at the bottom of the drop and out a ways put us in 22 ft of water where some perch, bluegills, saugers and a crappie were caught. Following the fish as they came up the drop produced more of the small saugers.
Wednesday came and I was back at it. This time the panfish were extremely stingy and again I was short time. Just before I had to leave and the sun hit the trees, I moved to my 7 foot water and instantly caught a small sauger. After a quick release I had a mark flying up to nail my jigging spoon again. This time it was a hard fighting 15-1/2 ” walleye. Again I had to close the book early and leave during the prime bite.
Saturday finally came and it was time to really pick apart the large area, exhasuting all of the key spots to better educate ourselves on the potential of the area. I had a gut feeling with the layout of the spot, the location, and the fish we had already caught, that there was a good potential of catching a walleye over the 20-22″ mark, maybe bigger. We figured with more experience figuring out what the fish really wanted ( with an average night pulling about 50 marks but only catching 5-15 saugers or walleyes), it was only a matter of time before someone popped a big one. Finally the prime time came and small saugers were in everyone’s holes. Finally Kyle sets the hook into something a little bigger. With the rod bend he had, I figured it had to be a solid 16-17″ fish judging by the fight I had experienced. Then again it can be hard to tell with the 30″ ultra light rods we have been using.. 
after a long stressful fight on 2 lb test and a pretty tight drag given the circumstances, a pair of toothy lips emerged and i got my hands around the toad fish and put her to the ice. Kyle had just iced his personal best ice AND all time walleye. Coming in at a girthy 27-1/2″ we figured the fish had to weigh at least 7-1/2 to 8 l bs. Congrats Kyle on a great fish. We knew it was just a matter of time. 
Sunday and another day was spent in this new area. You may ask yourself why someone would continue returning to a spot but what I can’t do justice to is the size of the area we are fishing and the variety it has to offer. There is deep water, sand, silt, rock, gravel, weeds and current all sprinkled around an area that would not be fun to walk the perimeter of. Each day we tried to unlock a new section of the area and see what else it had to offer. This day we found ourselves on another point that has a good sand flat in 10 ft that runs out to the edge of some light current. with a large rainbow of holes around the point, maintaining the 10 foot depth, we had a pretty good flurry of eater sized perch. Hole hopping was the key, and almost every new hole produced a fat perch screaming off the bottom to inhale a forage minnow spoon. We kept about a dozen for Kyle’s freezer and released several more for another day. as the sun got low the dash was made back to our walleye corner to see if another pig would take an offering. Today we mixed up our approach, with kyle fishing a spoon, Justin fishing a blade, and myself fishing a blue/silver no. 3 jigging rap. While Justin had the most numbers with the blade, and Kyle not behind, I was able to catch 2 keeper saugers with the jigging rapala. This produced fewer fish but the average size was better. Justin also added a keeper sauger to the ice. All in all we did not tear into the fish at any time this weekend. However we feel that it is a valuable area and with the ammount of information we gained this weekend, I dub it a great success. With the right conditions, I think this spot has serious potential for a multiple big fish night, and certainly could kick out a limit of 13-15″ saugers at any given time. 
Perch sample from Sunday
some of the fish Kyle took home Sunday.
on ’em 
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